Abstract: A window glass with a conductive ceramics-sintered body which has an improved appearance while allowing the conductive ceramics-sintered body to be kept conductive. The window glass with a conductive ceramics-sintered body comprises a glass plate and the conductive ceramics-sintered body formed on at least one principal surface of the glass plate and containing silver. The conductive ceramics-sintered body contains a silver compound on a surface of the sintered body.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of deactivating an antigenic substance by causing positive and negative ions to act on the antigenic substance, and the positive and negative ions are caused to act in an atmosphere in which each of positive ion concentration and negative ion concentration is at least about 50,000/cm3, and more preferably, at least about 100,000/cm3.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a microorganism which has a high ability of producing docosahexaenoic acid. The present invention provides a Thraustochytrium strain which has an ability of producing docosahexaenoic acid, and use thereof.

Abstract: A window glass which makes it possible to realize an excellent appearance thereof at low costs. The window glass is moved upward and downward by a window regulator. The window glass comprises a portion defining a curved recess formed in an upper end face of the window glass such that it has a maximum depth of 0.2 to 5.0 mm and a width of 0.5 to 4.5 mm, and an electrode part formed of a conductive material injected into the curved recess.

Abstract: A heating line pattern structure of a defogger comprising a meander shape heating line portion is provided, in which the local temperature rise of a glass panel may be suppressed and which has a good outward appearance. Two lateral heating lines each having a thick width are provided under the meander shape heating line portion. Tow lateral heating lines are connected to each lateral heating line under the meander shape heating line portion through a vertical heating line.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a transformation system for Labyrinthulomycota that allows the elucidation of biosynthetic mechanisms of lipids such as PUFA and carotenoids as well as for the construction of a high production system and the design and development of novel functional lipid molecules by the control of the mechanisms. The present invention provides a vector for the transformation of Labyrinthulomycota with a transgene, which comprises at least (1) a nucleotide sequence which is homologous to a part of chromosomal DNA of Labyrinthulomycota and is capable of homologous recombination with the chromosomal DNA, (2) a selection marker gene having a promoter sequence located upstream and a terminator sequence located downstream, and (3) a cloning site for transgene insertion having a promoter sequence located upstream and a terminator sequence located downstream.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a transformation system for Labyrinthulomycota that allows the elucidation of biosynthetic mechanisms of lipids such as PUFA and carotenoids as well as for the construction of a high production system and the design and development of novel functional lipid molecules by the control of the mechanisms. The present invention provides a method for introducing a transgene into a cell of Labyrinthulomycota, which comprises introducing into a cell of Labyrinthulomycota a recombinant vector comprising a transgene and a nucleotide sequence which is homologous to a part of chromosomal DNA of Labyrinthulomycota and is capable of homologous recombination with the chromosomal DNA, and then inducing homologous recombination in this homologous nucleotide sequence.

Abstract: A glass article has an indication on its surface. The indication has gloss and high luminance and is capable of providing a variety of color tones. The indication is made of a composition containing a glossy pigment comprising glass flakes coated with metal oxide having a refractive index higher than that of glass and/or a glossy pigment comprising glass flakes coated with metal. The indication is formed by applying a paint containing a glossy pigment comprising glass flakes coated with metal oxide having a refractive index higher than that of glass and/or a glossy pigment comprising glass flakes coated with metal and, after that, heating the paint if necessary. A matte inorganic pigment layer may be provided to cover the indication.

Abstract: The present invention provides a glass sheet having both temperability and shapability. This glass sheet has a soda-lime silica composition including 13.5 wt % to 16.0 wt % of Na2O. When the glass sheet is heated and then is quenched rapidly to become a tempered glass, the tempered glass satisfies a formula of T2?T1?5, where T1 denotes a minimum heat-treatment temperature that is required for obtaining a tempered glass with a minimum number of fragments of at least 50, which is determined based on the method of fragmentation test for uniformly tempered glass according to ECE R43, while T2 denotes a maximum heat-treatment temperature that allows a tempered glass to be obtained, with the tempered glass permitting an angle of 25° or smaller to be formed between the normal orientation of a screen surface and the orientation of the surface of a glass sheet having a maximum optical distortion of not higher than 2.

Abstract: A heating line pattern structure of a defogger comprising a meander shape heating line portion is provided, in which the local temperature rise of a glass panel may be suppressed and which has a good outward appearance. Two lateral heating lines each having a thick width are provided under the meander shape heating line portion. Tow lateral heating lines are connected to each lateral heating line under the meander shape heating line portion through a vertical heating line.

Abstract: A method for producing highly unsaturated fatty acids comprising culturing a microorganism, belonging to the genus Mortierella and having resistance to a carbon source, in a medium having a carbon source concentration of at least 4% by weight, and collecting highly unsaturated fatty acids from the cultured products. Culturing the microorganism for about a week gives at least about 7 g/L of highly unsaturated fatty acids.

Abstract: A method for manufactuing a curved glass plate includes the steps of mounting a single glass plate blank heated to a deformable temperature in a heating furnace on a lower mold configured for supporting a lower face peripheral edge of the glass plate blank outside the heating furnace, pressing a curvature forming upper mold which bulges downwardly against an upper face of the glass plate to form a curvature in the glass plate and coolign the curved glass plate as being mounted on the lower mold by natural cooling or near-natural cooling, thereby to obtain the curved glass plate as a final product. During the step of cooling the glass plate on the lower mold, the lower mold is heated whereas an inner portion of the lower face of the glass plate adjacent the portion of the glass plate placed in contact with the lower mold is forcibly cooled.

Abstract: A method for producing highly unsaturated fatty acids comprising culturing a microorganism, belonging to the genus Mortierella and having resistance to a carbon source, in a medium having a carbon source concentration of at least 4% by weight, and collecting highly unsaturated fatty acids from the cultured products. Culturing the microorganism for about a week gives at least about 7 g/L of highly unsaturated fatty acids.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing a highly unsaturated fatty acid-containing lipid which is less expensive than existing ones, which comprises culturing a microorganism belonging to the genus Mortierella with the use of, as a medium carbon source, a saccharified starch, which is less expensive than glucose, does not contribute to an increase in osmotic pressure of the culture medium, and can be utilized by the Mortierella microorganism, and collecting a highly unsaturated fatty acid-containing lipid from the culture.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a microorganism which has a high ability of producing docosahexaenoic acid. The present invention provides a Thraustochytrium strain which has an ability of producing docosahexaenoic acid, and use thereof.

Abstract: There are provided immunosuppressants with few side effects that can be used to suppress rejection involving organ transplantation, and the immunosuppressants comprising antibodies against histone H1 which specifically recognize antigenic proteins may be used to suppress immunity in mammals for treatment or prevention of rejection involving organ transplantation.

Abstract: Novel inhibitors of IgE production which comprises at least one or more compound selected from the group consisting of &ggr;-linolenic acid, di-homo-&ggr;-linolenic acid and derivatives thereof as an active ingredient(s) are useful in treating skin conditions and the like in which IgG participate.

Abstract: A method for producing highly unsaturated fatty acids comprising culturing a microorganism, belonging to the genus Mortierella and having resistance to a carbon source, in a medium having a carbon source concentration of at least 4% by weight, and collecting highly unsaturated fatty acids from the cultured products. Culturing the microorganism for about a week gives at least about 7 g/L of highly unsaturated fatty acids.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel purified and isolated mite allergens possessing mite allergen activity with a molecular weight of about 94,000, about 40,000, about 16,000 or about 14,000 as determined by SDS-PAGE, which can be isolated from extracts of mites, and to a process for producing such mites allergens. The purified and isolated mite allergens of the present invention are useful as a pharmaceutical and a diagnostic composition for mite allergic diseases.

Abstract: New purified mite allergens useful as pharmaceutical and diagnostic compositions for the treatment and diagnosis of mite allergic diseases are provided. Both allergens are contained in fecal extracts of mites in culture. The high molecular weight allergen has a weight average molecular weight of 70,000 to 80,000 as determined by sedimentation equilibrium. This is a glycoprotein containing more than about 70% sugar, and possesses allergen activity. The low molecular weight antigen has a molecular weight of 1,500 to 5,000 as determined by Sephadex G25 gel filtration. This is a glycoprotein containing more than about 40% sugar, and also possesses allergen activity.